As a newcomer to the bass world,I was looking for an unexpensive,but trusty bass,but all of them exceeded my bugdet...´til I found this unbelievable Cort:Wow!.First of all,the finish,that makes it outstand among much more priced others;the second shock comes when you put your hands over it,reinforcing the impression of playing a custom instrument-sorry,maybe my lack of experience,I know I´m a bass nerd,but I feel real enthusiastic about that Cort!-.The feeling of the neck and fingerboard is superb,the instrument feels solid when playing-and light weighted,no backbreaker here!-,and the tones,very modern oriented,have a wide tonal range,thanks to the on-board EQ:but this bass has been created for slap-o-mania(it almost slaps alone!),and you can find an slap preset switch,with two little pots on the back,which you can customize with the help of a little screwdriver;the only negative point I find is the lack of balance when sitting;you´ll always need a strap,but ít´s not a major trouble.I play the bass through a line6 POD in its "tube preamp" position,with a heavy comp and a little reverb,monitoring with my hi-fi home setup (Luxman 40+40 amp and Vieta 3-way bass reflex loudspeakers)and sounds killer!.Just imagine with a ballsy Ampeg or a punchy Hartke!.Considering its price,it´s a real deal(don´t know the current conversion to USD,but I paid 83.900 pesetas-I live in Barcelona,Spain_-for it,soft case included)

Construction	95%
Playability	100%
Appearance	100%
Sound	95%
Value	100%
Cust. Service	95%
Overall	95%